Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods (IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata)
From Beacon
Go back to IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata page
Click here for a Glossary of terms used in this page
Screening: Cancer prevention and screening[edit | edit source]
Primary purpose: To explain the regional oncology screening programs—prostate, breast, cervical, and colorectal—by describing what cancer screening is, who it targets, how invitation and participation work, and which regional institutions manage and support these prevention pathways.
Contact information: Click here to access.
Diagnostics[edit | edit source]
| Radiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | CT scanners | yes | |
| Machine | slices per machine (CT) | yes | |
| Machine | MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) | yes | 3 T and 1.5 T |
| Machine | Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) | yes | digital |
| Machine | Digitalised imaging (PACS) | yes | |
| Machine | Digitalised imaging (RIS) | yes | |
| Machine | Ultrasound | yes | |
| Machine | High-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) | yes | |
| Machine | Gamma Camera | yes | |
| Technique | MRI-guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound-Guided Transcutaneous Tru-Cut Biopsy (USGTCB) | yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | yes | |
| Technique | CT guided biopsis | yes | |
| Technique | E/S Fine-needle biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) | yes | |
| Technique | Angiography | yes | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Pet Scan | yes | |
| Machine | PET CT | yes | |
| Facility | Radionuclide treatment facilities | yes | |
| Machine | SPECT | yes | |
| Machine | SPECT CT | yes | |
| Technique | Sentinel node scintigraphy | yes | |
| Technique | Bone scintigraphy | yes | |
| Pathology | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Cytology laboratory | yes | |
| Facility | Histopathology laboratory | yes | |
| Technique | FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) | yes | |
| Technique | PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) | yes | |
| Technique | Cytometry | yes | |
| Technique | Liquid biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Immunofluorescence techniques | yes | |
| Technique | Histochemistry | yes | |
| Technique | Techniques for molecular pathology | yes | |
| Technique | Cytogenetics | yes | |
| Pathology: Molecular Tests | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | PGR | yes | |
| Technique | KI-67 | yes | |
| Technique | PDL1 | yes | |
| Technique | ER | yes | |
| Technique | KRAS | yes | |
| Technique | BRAF | yes | |
| Technique | EGFR | yes | |
| Technique | ALK | yes | |
| Technique | ROS | yes | |
| Technique | HER2 status | yes | |
| Technique | COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PANELS | yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Bronchoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Colposcopy | yes | |
| Technique | Colonoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Vulvoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Hysteroscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Video dermatoscopy | yes |
Treatment[edit | edit source]
| Surgical Oncology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Breast surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Urological surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Thoracic surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Digestive surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Gynaecological surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Head and neck surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Soft tissue surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Oncoplastic surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | ENT surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Sarcoma surgery | yes | |
| Technique | Video-assisted thoracoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Robotic surgery | yes | |
| Radiotherapy | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Linear accelerators | yes | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT | yes | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IGRT | yes | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with SBRT/SRS | yes | |
| Machine | Dedicated SRS units | yes | |
| Machine | Cobalt Units | yes | |
| Machine | Brachytherapy unit | yes | |
| Machine | Intrabeam | yes | |
| Technique | Stereotactic radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Locoregional chemotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Thermal ablation (with radiofrequency or microwave) | yes | radiofrequency |
| Technique | Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT) | yes | |
| Technique | 3D conformal radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Radiosurgery | yes | |
| Technique | Respiratory motion management | yes | |
| Technique | Adaptive radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Conventional simulation | yes | |
| Technique | Virtual simulation for treatment planning | yes | |
| Technique | CT planning | yes | |
| Technique | IMRT radiotherapy planning system | yes | |
| Technique | Magnetic resonance for radiotherapy treatment planning | yes | |
| Technique | PET CT treatment planning | yes | |
| Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Transfusion Unit | yes | |
| Facility | Bone marrow / stem cell bank | yes | |
| Facility | Cellular therapy unit with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) | yes | |
| Facility | Number of sterile rooms | 2 | |
| Machine | Cytopheresis machine | yes | |
| Technique | Quality Vigilance System | yes | |
| Technique | Allogenic stem cell transplants | yes | |
| Technique | Autologous bone marrow transplants | yes | |
| Technique | Autologous stem cell transplants | yes | 20 (yearly) |
| Specialists | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Medical oncologist | yes | |
| Specialist | Lung physician | yes | |
| Specialist | Radiotherapist | yes | |
| Specialist | Psychologist or Psychotherapist | yes | |
| Specialist | Pharmacist | 3 | |
| Specialist | Social worker | yes | |
| Specialist | Spiritual care | yes | |
| Specialist | Physiotherapist | yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Electrocoagulant Forceps | yes | |
| Machine | Endoprosthesis | yes | |
| Technique | Interventional Endoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Rigid Bronchoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Nephrostomy | yes | |
| Technique | Biliary drainage | yes | |
| Facility | Clinical Trial Center | yes | |
| Facility | Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit | yes | |
| Technique | Peritoneal drainage | yes | |
| Technique | D-J stent | yes |
Prevention[edit | edit source]
| Screening and Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Lung cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Breast cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Cervical cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Colorectal cancer screening program | yes |
Quality of Life[edit | edit source]
| Quality of Life | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Supportive care unit | yes |
Palliative Care[edit | edit source]
| Palliative Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated) | yes |
